Thursday, October 26, 2006

RELIANCE MANGOES GRACE SUPERMARKETS

What started off as an initiative to make its refineries greener (mango trees) has turned out to be a major money minting machine for Reliance Industries. Surprisingly ,mangoes are fetching higher profit margins than the company’s core products. It started last year when Reliance industries planted 470acres of mango plantation, largest in Asia; and produced some 387 tonnes of the juicy fruits. Around three tones of the consignment was purchased by London-based tony store chain, Harrods. The chain is selling the mangoes in both townships and some major store chains within the country and demands100 tonnes by next year. The mangoes are sold by Reliance Industries for Rs.40 per kg, which are then sold by foreign stores for as high as Rs.2,400 per dozen.

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Source:- IIPM-Business and Economy, Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Monday, October 23, 2006

Motorcycle Clubs

Scores of motorcycle clubs are lambasted for indulging in criminal activities that range from stealing spare parts to committing murders even. The American Motorcyclist Association holds that such bad blood in the hood comprises only one percent of the motorcycle enthusiasts, and thus aptly so, clubs like the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club and The Bandidos are largely called the 1%’ers. It’s the free spirit that these bikers endorse and that has prevailed through space and time. A lifestyle embalmed in movies like T e Outsiders, and the unforgettable ‘The Fonz’ from the Happy Days TV show; you can even witness the lifestyle (if not the bike) in your own cities, when on misty winter mornings, from Coimbatore to Kolkata and Pune to Patiala, the ‘cruisingcruisers’ come thundering in...

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Business and Economy, Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Investments


JM Financial has portfolio investments into different businesses, including asset management, equity broking, commodity broking, fixed income broking, investment banking, equity financing et al, which contribute inflows to a head other than sales (for example, into a factor like other income, say, through dividends). Ergo, the company in itself doesn’t have a particular business to undertake, but only portfolio investments to manage, consequently earning from either the capital appreciation, or through some kind of corporate remittances. Surprisingly again, for the second rank, the PtS ratio churned out another relatively lesser known company, D. S. Kulkarni Ltd, which is primarily a real estate developer, but also has invested in various other industries like IT and chemicals etc.

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Source:- IIPM-Business and Economy, Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Thursday, October 19, 2006

THE FAST MOVERS

Deliver The Goods
FMCG companies emerge winners with respect to efficient capital deployment Wondering where your money is going? Adjusted Return on Capital Employed (absolute figures) is a measure of profitability that reflects how much profits are being generated from the total capital employed in the business. The determination of Adjusted ROCE includes calculation of profits after tax and capital employed (difference between assets and current liabilities). It is a significantly reliable tool in the hands of investors that helps them to gauge corporate performance To put it simply, investors can measure how much return an entity is generating on the funds that are employed in it.

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Business and Economy, Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

STEEL

Kanan Shah, steel analyst, Networth Stock, averred, “They are aiming at the production of 15 MMT by 2010 from 5 MMT presently. Also, the company has started ensuring availability of raw material supplies before going for expansion.” Indeed, ensuring raw material supply is of critical importance when there is a resource crunch. By 2015, the company plans to have a war chest of 30 MMT. Even SAIL is feeling the heat of the consolidation boiler. Medium-sized players like Jindal, Essar, Ispat and others have also announced more than Rs.300 billion for expansions. The plans look good, but are Indian players also playing the consolidation tune? The answer is yes, but consolidation is happening at a very slow pace currently. A case in point is the dragon zone, where the Indian players have a miniscule presence.

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Source:- IIPM-Business and Economy, Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006


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